Heat, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- May 21, 12:00 PM PST to May 23, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat in California, May 21 to 23, 2000
Near-record high temperatures occurred during a 3 day period in late May. Early warm season maximum temperature records were threatened for the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley even though no records fell.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.
Near-record high temperatures occurred during a 3 day period in late May. Early warm season maximum temperature records were threatened for the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley even though no records fell. During the period of the 21st through the 23rd Valley temperatures reached 100 to 105 degrees consistently with records for the dates around 103 degrees at the Fresno and Bakersfield climate stations. Record high temperatures were recorded in inland areas to the north and coastal sections to the west on Sunday the 21st as well as Monday the 22nd.
Event by event
4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, W Central Sj Valley
- When
- May 21, 12:00 PM PST to May 23, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, Sw Sj Valley
- When
- May 21, 12:00 PM PST to May 23, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sw Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, Se Sj Valley
- When
- May 21, 12:00 PM PST to May 23, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Se Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 21, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, May 21, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Waterspout in Florida, May 21 to 22, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 21, 2000
- Heat in California, May 21 to 23, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Hail in Minnesota, May 21, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, May 21, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, May 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5144514, 5144515, 5144516, 5144517.